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there is is very backward. Onions a small crop, owing to dry 

 weather. The potato crop is very good. Turnips are growing 

 nicely now, but it has been so dry that they are small and will not 

 have time to grow larger. Apples plenty and very good ; cran- 

 berries are scarce. 



Fairliaven (F. C. Lyon). — Corn compares favorably with an 

 average crop. There will be no rowen cut ; pasturage below aver- 

 age. The average amount of fall seeding has been done ; very 

 little grass in sight, needs more rain. On the whole the potato 

 crop is one-third less than average, but of splendid quality. The 

 apple crop is good ; many farmers are picking and the crop is 

 thought to be two or three weeks early. Pasturage is so short it 

 has cut the milk supply off nearly half. Cows are fed at the barn. 



PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 



Hingham (Aaron Low) . — Corn less than an average crop. 

 Rowen and fall feed not up to the usual average. The weather 

 has been too dry and but little fall seeding has been done. The 

 onion crop is fair. Potatoes a small yield of good quality. The 

 prospect for root crops is very poor. Apples are good ; cranberries 

 a very small crop. 



Brockton (Davis Copeland). — Indian corn is a fair crop. 

 Rowen and fall feed are not up to the usual average. The average 

 amount of fall seeding has been done, but it is late about starting. 

 Onions not an average crop, owing to hot, dry weather early in the 

 spring, maggots, blight and drought. Potatoes an average crop 

 of good quality. The prospect for root crops is rather poor as it 

 is too dry. Apples good ; cranberries a one-fourth crop or less. 



Hanson (F. S. Thomas, M.D.). — Indian corn three-fourths of 

 an average crop. Rowen and fall feed not up to the usual average. 

 Fully the usual amount of fall seeding has been done and the con- 

 dition is good. Potatoes not an average crop. Prospect for root 

 crops fair. Apples good ; cranberries poor. 



Marshfield (J. II. Bourne). — Indian corn is not an average crop. 

 Rowen and fall feed are not up to the usual condition. The aver- 

 age amount of fall seeding has not been done and is very small, 

 having only just started. Onions nearly an average crop, drought 

 and maggots the drawbacks. Potatoes about half a crop of excel- 

 lent quality. The prospect for root crops is poor. Apples are 

 more than an average crop ; cranberries less than half a crop. The 

 season has been very unfavorable for vegetation. 



Kingston (J. H. Cusiiman) . — Corn is about two-thirds of an aver- 

 age crop. Rowen and fall feed are a full average. Very little 



